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Fasting Blood Sugar this morning + yesterday's food AND physical activity

Libre 4.6
Yesterdays food
B/cheese frittata
S/protein shake with almond milk, 2 slices Heylo toast & butter
L/skipped
S/2 pork sausages & roasted broccoli
D/low carb cheese & crackers
Exercise
20 minutes treadmill walk
Circuits class at gym
All afternoon weeding
 
Thursday 03/07
FBG (5.30am) 3.9

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), nectarine, raspberries, pecans {298 Cal / 41.2g Carbs}
..................................c.10 km run [47 min 09 sec] PB for this route

Lunch (12pm): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast {367 Cal / 21.6g Carbs}
Pineapple, mango, yoghurt, pistachios {153 Cal / 19.2g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Little gem squash, fennel & pea, risotto/ Duoro (2 glasses) {649 Cal / 61.4g Carbs}
Squash, fennel, peas & garlic homegrown
Tarta di Santiago, creme fraiche {229 Cal / 21.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1738
Carbs 171.6g
Protein 52.7g
Fat 64.3g (Sat Fat 12.0g / Trans fats 0.1g)

Friday 04/07
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, almonds {301 Cal / 39.2g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Snack (10.30am): Banana {71 Cal / 17.2g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Lunch (1pm): Chicken tikka, flatbread, salad, pickles {421 Cal / 35.6g Carbs}
Peach, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {157 Cal / 15.5g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Visiting friends, values estimated
Battered sausage & chips [takeaway, as all running late] {567 Cal / 59.8g Carbs}
Bier (250ml) {102 Cal / 8.4g Carbs}
Felt bloated the rest of the evening, didn't fancy eating anything else.

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1662
Carbs 184.2g
Protein 74.6g
Fat 84.2g (Sat Fat 15.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Saturday 05/07
FBG (5.30am) 4.0

Staying with friends, values estimated
Breakfast (8.30am): Muesli, 2% milk, raspberries {285 Cal / 38.4g Carbs}
Scrambled egg, toast {212 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}

Snack (10am): Banana {77 Cal / 18.7g Carbs}
..................................10km walk up the NE coast in the sunshine

Lunch (1pm): Lunch in a pub opposite Bamburgh castle, estimated
Crab sandwiches, fries, salad/ Pint of Alnwick Amber Ale {603 Cal / 52.5g Carbs}

Snack (4pm): Almond Magnum {149 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Back home
Tagliatelle al funghi {393 Cal / 48.5g Carbs}
Plum, blueberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {155 Cal / 15.9g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {2 of them decaf)

Calories 1916
Carbs 213.8g
Protein 65.9g
Fat 68.6g (Sat Fat 17.8g / Trans fats 0.3g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Libre 5.1
Yesterdays food
B/chia seeds pudding with nuts seeds & berries
L/poached eggs avocado marmite & salted butter on low carb toast
D/sirloin steak & roasted vegetables
S/warm almond milk & seed crackers & cheese
Exercise
20 minutes treadmill walk
20 mini intervals row
 
Sunday 06/07
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (6.30am): Porridge (almond milk), strawberries, raspberries, pecans {291 Cal / 41.8g Carbs}

Snack (10am): Tarta di Santiago {195 Cal / 14.8g Carbs}

Lunch (12.30pm): Beetroot & goats cheese loaf [leftovers], salad {397 Cal / 37.8g Carbs}
Pear, blackberries, yoghurt, walnuts {149 Cal / 11.3g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 4.1
Dinner (6pm): Pork loin, celeriac mash, carrots, turnip, green beans, quince jam {437 Cal / 46.2g Carbs}
Peach, cherries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {238 Cal / 25.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1749
Carbs 183.9g
Protein 77.6g
Fat 69.8g (Sat Fat 14.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Monday 07/07
FBG (5.30am) 3.9

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {309 Cal / 40.8g Carbs}
..................................c.10km run [47 min 02 sec] New PB by 6 seconds

Snack (10.30am): Banana {73 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Bacon, scrambled eggs, avocado toast {459 Cal / 19.2g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {141 Cal / 9.9g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Salmon, new potatoes, asparagus, green beans, peas, mayonnaise {551 Cal / 33.6g Carbs}
Cherries, chocolate mousse, pecans {196 Cal / 21.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1771
Carbs 149.6g
Protein 86.3g
Fat 83.6g (Sat Fat 15.1g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
FBG 7
Yesterdays exercise
10 min jump rope warm up
30 min spin bike
15 mins weights
10 min stretch cool down

Food
B - Skipped
L - Avocado, salad with salmon
D - Home made fish cakes with salad

Drinks
1 decaf coffee
3 decaf teas
4 herbal teas
1.5 litres of Buxton water (throughout the day).
Can anyone explain to me why my thigh muscles ache if I dont work out, but if I work out they dont ache?
 
Tuesday 08/07
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {308 Cal / 40.8g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home
Breakfast 2 (8am): Garlic mushrooms on toast, OJ {285 Cal / 32.7g Carbs}

Snack (11am): Banana {71 Cal / 17.2g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {76 Cal / 12.3g Carbs}
Prawn & avocado salad {354 Cal / 4.9g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {141 Cal / 10.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Courgette, feta & mint souffle, fries, green beans, asparagus {558 Cal / 47.2g Carbs}
Mango, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {156 Cal / 18.6g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1991
Carbs 190.3g
Protein 79.7g
Fat 93.9g (Sat Fat 20.2g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
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Wednesday 09/07
FBG (5.30am) 4.2
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Smoked mackerel, melba toast, rhubarb compote {375 Cal / 21.6g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Chicken tikka, paratha, pickles, salad {453 Cal / 33.6g Carbs}
Persimmon, kiwi, yoghurt, pistachios {178 Cal / 16.0g Carbs}

Dinner (6.30pm): Orzo with prawn, peas & broad beans {425 Cal / 59.3g Carbs}
Malaga ice cream {196 Cal / 26.7g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1669
Carbs 163.9g
Protein 122.3g
Fat 53.0g (Sat Fat 14.2g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Thursday 10/07
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {289 Cal / 39.7g Carbs}
..................................c.10km run [51 min 13 sec] Slow, sore knee and very hot

Snack (9am): Oatmeal & raisin cookie {93 Cal / 15.4g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Sweet potato, coconut & chilli soup {82 Cal / 13.2g Carbs}
Tuna & avocado salad {328 Cal / 7.0g Carbs}
Strawberries, raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {132 Cal / 11.0g Carbs}

Snack (4.30pm): Panzanella {302 Cal / 27.0g Carbs}

Dinner (8pm): Out at a social evening, pizza provided, estimated
Sicilian sausage & artichoke pizza {660 Cal / 62.5g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1929
Carbs 182.4g
Protein 77.4g
Fat 88.7g (Sat Fat 26.0g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Friday 11/07
FBG (5.30am) 4.2

Breakfast (5.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {309 Cal / 41.3g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Snack (11am): Banana {73 Cal / 17.7g Carbs}
..................................1 km jog to the gym
...................................rowing machine {8 x 500m sprints, 30 sec rests)
..................................1 km jog home

Lunch (12pm): Scrambled eggs, avocado toast {406 Cal / 19.8g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {138 Cal / 10.8g Carbs}

Dinner (6pm): Crab risotto with broad beans, peas & fennel {390 Cal / 50.3g Carbs}
Magnum Euphoria {215 Cal / 23.0g Carbs}

Pignoletto (2 glasses) {193 Cal / 6.0g Carbs}
Whilst watering the allotment in the evening sunshine - priceless

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1766
Carbs 175.5g
Protein 50.5g
Fat 69.8g (Sat Fat 16.9g / Trans fats 0.1g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Lainie71 said:
FBG 7
Yesterdays exercise
10 min jump rope warm up
30 min spin bike
15 mins weights
10 min stretch cool down

Food
B - Skipped
L - Avocado, salad with salmon
D - Home made fish cakes with salad

Drinks
1 decaf coffee
3 decaf teas
4 herbal teas
1.5 litres of Buxton water (throughout the day).
Can anyone explain to me why my thigh muscles ache if I dont work out, but if I work out they dont ache?
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Mine do as well, not a clue why though, maybe we should workout every day, problem solved!!
 
Libre 5.7
Contour 5.3
Yesterdays food
B/scrambled eggs & mozzarella
2nd breakfast (after swimming) 2 slices heylo toast, butter & marmite
L/chicken fajitas, strawberries & cream
D/salmon salad
S/warm almond milk & handful of Brazil nuts
Exercise
Before work
1825m swim
After work
3.73 mile walk
 
FBG 7.1
Yesterdays exercise
30 min spin bike
15 mins weights
15 Russian twists
15 press ups
15 sit ups
10 mins yoga stretches and cool down
Food
B - Skipped
L - Salami with avocado salad
D - Konjac Noodles with air fried pork chops x 3
Snacks - Cucumber, olives and small portion of pecans
Drinks
Warm Alpro almond no sugar milk
Buxton water (throughout the day). Lost count of how much!
 
DEBBIESCOTT said:
Mine do as well, not a clue why though, maybe we should workout every day, problem solved!!
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I have the same experience. It generally takes a couple of days off to feel this but I an usually keen to get back to exercise after a couple of days off. I was told years ago during my rugby days that taut, well exercised muscles can be painful returning to a softer state after a few days off. If you stop exercising altogether it will soon pass.
 
Saturday 12/07
FBG (5.30am) Not measured today
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Porridge (almond milk), plum, blackberries, walnuts {291 Cal / 39.1g Carbs}

Lunch (12pm): Celeriac & apple soup, toast with carrot & butter bean hummus {278 Cal / 32.9g Carbs}
Figs, Greek yoghurt, pistachios {151 Cal / 15.5g Carbs}

BG (6pm) 3.9
Dinner (7pm): Cod bites & chip [takeaway, estimated] {621 Cal / 64.5g Carbs}

Snack (9pm): Raspberries, yoghurt, hazelnuts {144 Cal / 10.4g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {4 of them decaf)

Calories 1766
Carbs 175.5g
Protein 50.5g
Fat 69.8g (Sat Fat 16.9g / Trans fats 0.6g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
Sunday 13/07
FBG (5.30am) 4.3
Rest day

Breakfast (7.30am): Garlic mushrooms, toast, OJ {202 Cal / 20.9g Carbs}

Snack (10.30am): Porridge (almond milk), black & blueberries, walnuts {287 Cal / 38.7g Carbs}

Lunch (1pm): Friends visiting for lunch - cooked by our son
Champagne (1 glass) / Roast pork, roast potatoes, carrots, green beans, peas,
sweetcorn, apple sauce/ Rioja (2 glasses) {593 Cal / 44.9g Carbs}
Sticky toffee pudding, ice cream {418 Cal / 43.0g Carbs}

Snack (7pm): Baked beans on toast {192 Cal / 24.2g Carbs}
Peach, strawberries, yoghurt {84 Cal / 10.2g Carbs}

5 cups of coffee {3 of them decaf)

Calories 1818
Carbs 188.6g
Protein 65.0g
Fat 47.2g (Sat Fat 15.3g / Trans fats 0.2g)

All food cooked from scratch, if you would like any recipes, please just ask
 
midnightrider2 said:
I have the same experience. It generally takes a couple of days off to feel this but I an usually keen to get back to exercise after a couple of days off. I was told years ago during my rugby days that taut, well exercised muscles can be painful returning to a softer state after a few days off. If you stop exercising altogether it will soon pass.
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That's really interesting, thanks for that. I noticed today with it being a lot cooler that I have no pain so perhaps that is a factor also. I cannot hit the workouts till tomorrow so happy for the relief at the moment! Even going up the stairs yesterday a few times in one go, felt like I had had a heavy leg work out. I very rarely have that type of ache.
 
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